How Harry Potter keeps reinventing itself

When JK Rowling began penning the first Harry Potter plot, she could not have known what a phenomenon her hero would become. From the pages of a fantasy novel, the bespectacled youth with a scar has grown into a global sensation worth in excess of £9bn. Films, books, games, toy figures, fancy dress parties, and … >

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Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘What If’ movie review

Two hipsters meet at a party. Both are a bit awkward but in an appealingly cutesy, rather than “bust-stop weirdo”, way. They have an instant connection. She already has a boyfriend. Indie soundtrack and twee animations ensue. It’s so easy to be dismissive of What If, a movie that tries incredibly hard to present itself … >

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Keeley Hawes cast in BBC One’s adaptation of JK Rowling’s ‘The Casual Vacancy’

Michael Gambon (Harry Potter) and Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty) will lead the cast of The Casual Vacancy, BBC One’s upcoming mini-series based on JK Rowling’s novel. Other confirmed cast members includes Rory Kinnear, Monica Dolan, Julia McKenzie and Abigail Lawrie. Gambon will play Howard Mollison, owner of the Pagford delicatessen, with Julia McKenzie (Shirley … >

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Win Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Kill Your Darlings’ on Blu-ray!

To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray™ release of Kill Your Darlings, a dark tale of poetic lust and tragedy during the beat generation, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to three of our Twitter followers! Watch an exclusive deleted scene… For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: … >

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Win ‘House of Secrets’ books!

To celebrate the release of Battle of the Beasts, the second book in the new House of Secrets series from Harry Potter director Chris Columbus, we’ve got copies of first two books in the series to give away to one of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and … >

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